Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Healthcare Workers-Zambia, July 2020.
Sombo FwoloshiJonas Z HinesDanielle T BarradasSamuel YingstMpanji SiwingwaLameck ChirwaJames E ZuluDabwitso BandaAdam WolkonKotey I NikoiBob ChirwaDavies KampambaAaron ShibembaSuilanji SivileKhozya D ZyamboDuncan ChandaFrancis MupetaMuzala KapinaNyambe SinyangeNathan KapataPaul M ZuluAlex MakupeAggrey MweembaNyuma MbeweLuunga ZikoVictor MukonkaLloyd B MulengaKennedy MalamaSimon AgoloryPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
SARS-CoV-2 prevalence among HCWs was similar to a population-based estimate (10.6%) during a period of community transmission in Zambia. Public health measures such as establishing COVID-19 treatment centers before the first cases, screening for COVID-19 symptoms among patients who access health facilities, infection prevention and control trainings, and targeted distribution of personal protective equipment based on exposure risk might have prevented increased SARS-CoV-2 transmission among Zambian HCWs.